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Fans weigh-in on the decline of JuanMa Lopez, the future of Mikey Garcia, the Paul Malignaggi-Adrien Broner trash talk, red-hot lightweight Terence Crawford and more in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Alfredo Angulo made his first public statement since suffering a grotesque eye injury that caused his 10th-round TKO loss to Erislandy Lara on Saturday. Angulo says he did not suffer any broken bones and hopes to be back in the ring soon.

Junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara spoke to the media about his dramatic 10th-round TKO of Alfredo Angulo, who scored two knockdowns. Prospect Jermell Charlo also spoke, as did Angulo’s trainer Virgil Hunter, who made classy remarks on behalf of his injured fighter.

Fans give their feedback on the knockout action that took place on Saturday — Maidana-Lopez, Stevenson-Dawson and Lara-Angulo — and wonder what’s next for the winners and losers in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara has suffered two controversial setbacks in high-profile bouts but the former Cuban amateur standout vows to score a decisive victory over Alfredo Angulo in their Showtime-televised fight on Saturday.

Junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara faces Alfredo Angulo in the Showtime-televised co-feature to the June 8 Marcos Maidana-Josesito Lopez fight. “Angulo stands in my way of becoming a world champion and I’m not going to let him derail me from my goal,” Lara told RingTV.com.

RingTV spoke to both Erislandy Lara and Alfredo Angulo at the L.A. presser for their Showtime-televised junior middleweight fight on June 8. Angulo said “He’s a tremendous fighter and I love the tough fights.” Lara said “It’s a good matchup, boxer vs. puncher. Angulo comes forward and I’m a technician.”